﻿{"id":312,"date":"2020-10-22T13:55:28","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T13:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict202group4\/?p=312"},"modified":"2024-04-19T09:07:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T09:07:02","slug":"is-doing-something-better-than-doing-nothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict202group4\/2020\/10\/22\/is-doing-something-better-than-doing-nothing\/","title":{"rendered":"Is doing &#8216;something&#8217; better than doing nothing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict202group4\/2020\/10\/07\/blacklivesmatter-the-story-behind-the-hashtag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my latest post<\/a>, I explored the Black Lives Matter movement and its roots, aims, and hashtag. At the end of the post, I provided a list of articles to further read about the movement, structural racism, and <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2020\/07\/22\/opinions\/ways-to-sustain-the-fight-against-racism-stamp\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a list of what you can do to help the cause.<\/a> The list includes points such as being an ally by using social media for good, donating money, and calling out racist policies, power dynamics, and comments. Reading about the ways we can sustain the fight against racism got me thinking about a book I read a while back called \u2019Doing Good Better\u2019, written by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.williammacaskill.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">William MacAskill<\/a>, Associate Professor in Philosophy and Research Fellow at the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalprioritiesinstitute.org\/\">Global Priorities Institute<\/a>, University of Oxford. MacAskill promotes\u00a0 \u2019effective altruism\u2019, in short, a philosophy trying to answer the question: &#8216;how can we use our resources to help others the most?&#8217;. Could the ideas of effective altruism help us in understanding how we can help a specific cause in the best way possible? And is doing &#8216;something&#8217; always better than doing nothing?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-346 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict202group4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/10\/Eis4EFFECTIVE-ALTRUISM-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Picture displaying the letter E and 'E is for Effective Altruism' underneath\" width=\"794\" height=\"794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict202group4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/10\/Eis4EFFECTIVE-ALTRUISM-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict202group4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/10\/Eis4EFFECTIVE-ALTRUISM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict202group4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/10\/Eis4EFFECTIVE-ALTRUISM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict202group4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/10\/Eis4EFFECTIVE-ALTRUISM-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict202group4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/10\/Eis4EFFECTIVE-ALTRUISM-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict202group4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/10\/Eis4EFFECTIVE-ALTRUISM-292x292.png 292w, https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict202group4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/10\/Eis4EFFECTIVE-ALTRUISM.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>But what is effective altruism?<\/h6>\n<p>It&#8217;s a philosophy and area of research dedicated to finding how we can use evidence instead of \u2019what feels good\u2019 as a measure of deciding how we can most efficiently help most people. There are several organizations, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">80,000 hours<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Centre for Effective Altruism<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givingwhatwecan.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Giving What We Can<\/a>, working with these research areas. 80,000 hours have dedicated part of their research in finding so-called \u2019priority areas\u2019 where further work, research, and money is needed. Racism per se not being one of these but issues related to inequality and injustice are, such as the development of artificial intelligence, climate change, and improving people&#8217;s health. They also have looked into which ways are<a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/key-ideas\/#best-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> most effective in order to make the world a better place<\/a>\u00a0and have created <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/key-ideas\/#career-categories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">five categories of careers<\/a> where you can help out most, including research in relevant areas, government, and policy in areas relevant to top issues, work at effective non-profits, apply unusual skillsets to a needed niche or simply having a job where you can earn a higher wage in order to donate to effective charities. That said, working for an NGO doesn&#8217;t seem to be the only option for professionals wanting to make a positive impact on the world.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8221; We simply say:<br \/>\n&#8216;Here are the facts, and here\u2019s how you can do a ton of good at almost no cost to yourself.&#8217; &#8221;<br \/>\n&#8211; William MacAskill<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h6><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">Praise and criticism<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">Scanning the internet for blog posts about effective altruism I find everything from praise to harsh criticism. Some say it&#8217;s a movement for white guys in tech who want to feel like they make a difference. Others agree with the outlook that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/davidebanis\/2018\/11\/15\/effective-altruism-is-the-nerdy-social-movement-that-teaches-people-how-to-do-good-better\/#525e5f06666c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201dif we want to do good, we need to focus on the concrete, long-term outcomes of our actions and not solely on our warm, emotional intentions\u201d.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Some of the criticism is that it weighs <a href=\"https:\/\/ssir.org\/articles\/entry\/the_elitist_philanthropy_of_so_called_effective_altruism#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201dcauses and beneficiaries against one another\u201d, according to Ken Berger and Robert M. Penna<\/a>, partially based on some of the examples provided by the effective altruism movement claiming it&#8217;s more important to save two people&#8217;s lives rather than one. Berge and Penna instead believe that donors should be informed and that \u201dbeing an informed donor means using the information one gathers to help guide resources toward those organizations that are doing the best work in whatever field or cause area one chooses to support\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Yet I wonder, does it have to be so black and white? Why does making an informed decision have to be separate from making a decision backed by research?<\/p>\n<p>William MacAskill explains: \u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/future-perfect\/2018\/12\/14\/18088514\/effective-altruism-poverty-philanthropy-william-macaskill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">There is already a lot of charitable marketing that tugs on your heartstrings. Effective altruism takes a different approach.<\/a> We simply want to do the most good for the most people, and we use the evidence to help us do that. We don\u2019t want to trick or manipulate people. We simply say, \u201cHere are the facts, and here\u2019s how you can do a ton of good at almost no cost to yourself.\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear that the effective altruism movement has brought up some ethical questions regarding development work and funding. But could we apply the &#8216;effective altruism&#8217; research to recognize where our time, energy, and dollars are best spent? And could we apply this to a specific movement such as Black Lives Matter? Well, no one seems to have the answer but both parties express the importance of making informed decisions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/vX39PBHlKLVcI\/source.gif\" width=\"500\" height=\"271\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>So, what should we do?<\/h6>\n<p>Sharing content, whether it be educational on injustices that black people face or a simple yet effective black square, does seem to be an important first step in raising awareness. After all, it was thanks to shared social media content and international media attention that we all talked about the BLM-movement this spring and summer. So, to answer the first question in this post, doing something (such as sharing content) is better than doing nothing. The black squares that some of us shared served an important purpose. But in order to create the necessary social and political change, I believe more work is needed. Whether or not you believe that following effective altruism methods is the way to go, I think it&#8217;s important to act consciously and to make an informed decision on where to spend your time, energy, or money. And that includes informing yourself, honestly evaluating what you can contribute with, and then taking action.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What do you think about effective altruism?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With my latest post, I explored the Black Lives Matter movement and its roots, aims, and hashtag. At the end of the post, I provided a list of articles to further read about the movement, structural racism, and a list of what you can do to help the cause. 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